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You're not getting anywhere besides trolling. I'm sure 90% of this board would vote for Moniak over Renfroe full time but you have your head a bit too tied up in this lefty righty thing. Do you suffer from autism?

He could go 3-3 and then be 3-12 on the season. .250 average so better than Renfroe entirely.

Yes, the hitting coach tells them to do this. Better change that guy.

0-9 wow. Imagine if he actually got a chance.

I'll take Moniak over Renfroe every day I don't care which arm the pitcher uses to throw.

Dude I never want to see Renfroe bat again fuck.

Okay runners on 1st and 2nd again. If we don't score I'm calling the cops.

Get a run in this inning or it's GG.

Can't win with zero runs actually.

It is pretty odd how much the offense fails with RISP. It's like the moment is too big for them.

Fixed that for you.

He hasn't gotten a chance to hit lefties since breaking out. Did Moniak hit righties ever with the Phillies? 1 for 33 career like that means anything. Rendon is 4 for 44 right now. Small minds react to small sample sizes.

Yeah this is another thread just pointing fingers at the wrong things. Angels score 1 run tonight. They don't win this game unless the pitching throws a shutout. With A+ defense tonight the pitching still does not throw a shutout. Let's get more threads going on the offense. Think about it - how often does this team go on good stretches where they're winning games 2-1, 3-2, 2-0... never. It's always bigger scores. This team is built around scoring runs to win. Our pitching is not dominant, but our lineup has more talent than 90% of lineups in baseball. The offense goes into too many funks where they are not performing even adequately at their competitive advantage.

I don't know how bad it is but I know it's worse without Zach Neto.

Yeah that's accurate. That would be us overreacting to the first glimmer of hope like a 5 game winning streak since there's been NOTHING good for nearly a decade. So we get worked up until we realize wait wait maybe this is actually still just a .500 team. This team is inconsistent as shit so they so it happens for that reason generally.

Everyone just wants to fire Nevin because of his bullpen usage. It's just not that people. It's really not. It has very little to do with why this team is playing like ass.

Right on. I doubt Nevin tells them to try to hit a tape measure shot every AB possible with RISP. Fix that or season is over. This team doesn't have Tampa Bay pitching. Score more runs or lose, period.

Yeah I made that post the other day about getting Ward out of leadoff but I guess it was only that way tonight only because Moniak played. He got that xbh batting lower in the order good for him.

Renfroe swinging for the fences. That's all he knows how to do. Why do hitters in this lineup hit like it's all up to them or it's over? Stringing base hits together is impossible? These guys are playing like if they just crank the ball out of the yard a couple times and make the fans clap then they did their job. Clean up the hitting approach and start producing with RISP or the season is going to be toast. Everyone talks about the need for SP help. Yeah... rotation could be better but yet again we waste a solid start from Anderson (they don't come TOO often so maybe capitalize?) but our "prolific offense" seems to get nervous when the game is on the line. Total bum approach at the plate from this team with runners on.

They are overdue for a hit with RISP... I still have hope they win this one.

Yeah not to mention some of the best speed in the game on the bases.

Should have done a double steal there, why not? Inning is completely different because then Drury's fly could have been a sac fly.

Trout and Ohtani double steal here?

Soriano is filthy. Future closer.

I know right. Scott Shields of the world are gone.